New Orleans, Alexandria & Natchitoches Packet P. Dalmau, mostly complete blue oval on 1852 folded letter from Alexandria, La. to New Orleans postmarked red margins all around 26 New Orleans circular datestamp; sealed tear at top not affecting markings, F.-V.F.
United States Postal History #659
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions United States Postal History #659
Daniel F. Kelleher's sale 659 of United States Postal History with over 500 lots including:
- The John B. Sawyer Collection of Stampless Covers and Postal History
- A selection of U.S. 1847 Postal History, the property of a Gentleman from Georgia
- A selection from The Randy L. Neil Collection of Confederate States
- The "Springfield" Collection of Civil War Postal History
- And further offerings from the "Constellation" Collection of early U.S. postal cards.
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Lot #1227 - postal history by topic inland waterway covers
From Steamer Storm, fair strike red oval on 1853 folded letter from Camden, Ark. to New Orleans with similarly struck New Orleans circular datestamp, manuscript "Paid 3" and handstamped "WAY" & "5", fresh and Fine.
Lot #1228 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Boston British Packet Covers, ten stampless covers via Boston, includes seven addressed to Boston, one to Brooklyn, one to Wiscasset ME, and one addressed to London, forwarded to Paris, franked with two Great Britain #26, should be worth far more than our estimate, inspection is a go, F.-V.F.
Lot #1229 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Boston Ship Covers, two, includes Boston c.d.s. (BPM 201) with straight line "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on outer folded letter sheet addressed to Portsmouth NH, and a Boston c.d.s. (BPM 201) with straight line "Ship" and manuscript "12" rate on 1801 folded letter sheet addressed to Newburyport, F.-V.F.
Lot #1230 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Boston Ship Covers, seven stampless covers, includes ship from Dover to Portsmouth and back to Dover (BPM 205), ship cover from Matanzas Cuba (BPM 211), ship cover from St Croix Canada (BPM 211), and one from Pictou NB (BPM215), also includes red c.d.s. (BPM206), and a red c.d.s. (BPM 207), mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Lot #1231 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Boston Ship Covers, six "Ship 7" rate stampless covers, includes four red and two black "7", with four from Halifax Canada, one from London, one from Palermo, all with contents, mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Lot #1232 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Boston "Steam" Covers, two: black "Steam" from Halifax to New York, and a black steam from St John NB to New York, both with contents; both with vertical file folds, F.-V.F.
Lot #1233 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Packet Mail from Britain to the U.S., 1850s-60s, eleven covers, including 1853 folded letter dispatched in Lombard Street post office, London, and addressed to Kingston MA; 1854 folded letter cover to Wiscasset ME; 1856 folded letter to Boston with Manchester dispatch c.d.s. with matching "5/ CENTS" rate marking & 1858 U.S. 3¢ Nesbitt envelope posted on board of a British packet, and addressed Wiscasset ME via New York City, F.-V.F...
Lot #1234 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from Cuba to the U.S., 1820s-50s, six stampless covers addressed Boston MA, Portland ME & New York City, including 1835 stampless folded letter (pricelist of commodities) with red SHIP/ 6 fancy marking, datelined in Matanzas; 1851 folded letter with steamship rate handstamp, datelined in Cardenas; 1851 folded letter with black SHIP/6 handstamp, datelined in Havana; other envelope to Lincoln MA with interesting blue...
Lot #1235 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from Cuba to the U.S., 1850-51, three stampless folded letters, including one to Boston with STEAM/ SHIP handstamp and matching "12½" rate marking, datelined Mar. 11, 1850; other to Portland with STEAM/ SHIP handstamp and matching "12½" rate marking, datelined Aug. 18, 1850; other to Portland with "Steamship/ 12½¢" rate marking, datelined Jan. 30, 1851, Very Fine.
Lot #1236 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from New Bedford MA, stampless folded letter cover to Philadelphia, with red c.d.s. and matching SHIP marking, originally with "22" manuscript rate and changed to "42", which was the standard rate in effect in 1821; other stampless folded letter cover to New York, with red c.d.s. and matching SHIP marking, plus "7" rate handstamp and docketed in 1847, F.-V.F.
Lot #1237 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from New York, 1837, stampless folded letter to New Haven CT, with blue STEAM-BOAT handstamp, and datelined on Jul. 10, 1837, Very Fine.
Lot #1238 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from Peru to the U.S., 1850s, three stampless covers to Wiscasset ME, one from Callao, and two from Chincha Islands which were well-known for their extensive guano deposits. Each with "STEAMSHIP/ 20" rate circular handstamp, F.-V.F.
Lot #1239 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from Peru to the U.S. via Panama, 1867, stampless folded printed matter letter sheet with "PANAMA/ 3 AUG/ TRANSIT" datestamp and "6" rate marking, interesting contents related to the arrivals and departures of vessels from Callao, Peru in the Jul. 14 to Jul. 28, 1867 period, Very Fine.
Lot #1240 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from Portsmouth NH, two stampless folded letter covers to Portsmouth NH, and forwarded to Dover NH, one with "PORTSMOUTH NH/ MAY 22" two-line handstamp, red Salem c.d.s. with matching SHIP marking and "12" rate which is crossed out, docketed in 1806; other with "PORTSMOUTH NH/APRIL 15" two-line handstamp, Newburyport c.d.s. with matching SHIP marking and "10" rate which is crossed out, Very Fine.
Lot #1241 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from Salem MA, three stampless covers, each with dispatch red c.d.s. and matching SHIP marking, one folded letter cover addressed Plymouth MA with "22" manuscript rate, docketed in 1822; other folded letter cover Portsmouth NH with "32" manuscript rate, docketed in 1807; other envelope to Richfield Springs NY, and with "7" rate handstamp, Very Fine.
Lot #1242 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail from San Francisco to the East Coast via Panama, 1850s, five stampless covers in the care of Captain Barker A. Neal, addressed to Wiscasset ME and transported by the SS Adrian, including one with San Francisco integral-rate datestamp and matching PAID marking; other with San Francisco c.d.s. and matching "10" rate marking; plus three covers with "STEAM/ SHIP" handstamps. An interesting group of covers that reached the west...
Lot #1243 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail to New York, three stampless covers, including folded letter with integral-rate c.d.s. in black and datelined on Jul. 24, 1851 in Ponce, Puerto Rico; trans-atlantic folded letter cover with New York/ Ship c.d.s. in red, and datelined on Oct. 23, 1837 in Manchester; envelope with integral-rate c.d.s. in red, and addressed to Wiscasset ME, F.-V.F.
Lot #1244 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail to the U.S., four stampless covers, including folded letter sheet with steamship rate circular handstamp, sent in 1854 from Cuba to Portland, ME; other folded letter cover from Veracruz, Mexico to NY with red "Camcuston, Fischer & Co." oval handstamp, and integral-rate c.d.s. applied on receiving; envelope with steamship rate circular handstamp that was crossed out, and changed using a "20" rate marking, addressed to...
Lot #1245 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail mostly to the U.S., 1820s-60s, group of twenty stampless covers, including 1828 folded letter London to New Jersey with red New York receiving and SHIP marking; four folded letters with "PAID AT/ LIVERPOOL" boxed datestamps and dispatched in the 1840s; 1842 folded letter England to Lexington VA with Boston ship datestamp; 1854 envelope to Liverpool with blue Wiscassett dispatch c.d.s., matching "24" in a circle and PAID...
Lot #1246 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail to the U.S., two stampless covers, the first datelined Clifton, with red "29" rate, red Boston transit with manuscript "per Mail Steamer via Liverpool and addressed to New York, second with red "20" addressed to Athens GA via Boston, both with contents, F.-V.F.
Lot #1247 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail to the U.S., 1844-54, five folded letters: two 1844 from Havana via Charleston, S.C., each with red Charleston circular datestamp, "SHIP" handstamp and manuscript rates; two from Pernambuco, Brazil via Philadelphia: 1844 with red Philadelphia circular datestamp, "SHIP" handstamp and manuscript rate, 1854 with black Philadelphia circular datestamp, "SHIP" & "7" in circle handstamps; and 1851 from Bahia, Brazil via New...
Lot #1248 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Ship Mail, "ship 6" rate markings, four stampless covers, including small envelope to Duxbury MA with SHIP straight-line marking and matching "6" rate handstamp, plus Boston dispatch c.d.s.; 1822 trans-atlantic folded letter from Antwerp, Belgium to Boston with "SHIP/6" fancy handstamp, and with contents including prices on coffee, tea and sugar; 1807 folded letter to New Bedford with red SHIP straight-line and matching "6" rate...
Lot #1249 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Steam Boat, two stampless folded letters with red straight-line postmarks, one from New York to Boston with "18-3/4" manuscript rate, docketed Jul. 14, 1834; other from Baltimore to Philadelphia with "12½" manuscript rate, datelined Oct. 11, 1825, Very Fine.
Lot #1250 - postal history by topic maritime mail
Steam-Boat, two Providence RI red straight lines both with matching c.d.s., on folded lettersheets to Boston and Bridgewater, F.-V.F.
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